Under Secretary of the Air Force | |
Incumbent: Erin C. Conaton since: March 15, 2010 |
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First | Arthur S. Barrows |
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Formation | September 18, 1947 |
Website | Official Website |
The Under Secretary of the Air Force (USECAF, or SAF/US) is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the Department of the Air Force of the United States of America, serving directly under the Secretary of the Air Force. In the absence of the Secretary, the Under Secretary exercises all the powers and duties of the Secretary and serves as Acting Secretary when the position of Secretary is vacant. The Under Secretary of the Air Force is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent the Senate, to serve at the President's pleasure.
The Secretary and Under Secretary, together with two military officers (the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force), constitute the senior leadership team of the Department of the Air Force.
The Under Secretary of the Air Force supervises the following officials:
The current Under Secretary of the Air Force is Erin C. Conaton, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009.
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# | Portrait | Name | Tenure |
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1 | Arthur S. Barrows | September 26, 1947 - April 21, 1950 | |
2 | John A. McCone | June 15, 1950 - October 12, 1951 | |
3 | Roswell L. Gilpatric | October 19, 1951 - February 5, 1953 | |
4 | James H. Douglas, Jr. | March 3, 1953 - April 30, 1957 | |
5 | Malcolm A. MacIntyre | June 5, 1957 - July 31, 1959 | |
6 | Dudley C. Sharp | August 3, 1959 - December 10, 1959 | |
7 | Joseph V. Charyk | January 28, 1960 - March 1, 1963 | |
8 | Brockway McMillan | June 12, 1963 - September 30, 1965 | |
9 | Norman S. Paul | October, 1965 - September, 1967 | |
10 | Townsend Hoopes | September, 1967 - February, 1969 | |
11 | John L. McLucas | February 1969 - July 1973 | |
12 | James W. Plummer | December 21, 1973 - June, 28 1976 | |
13 | Hans M. Mark | 1977 - 1979 | |
14 | Antonia Handler Chayes | 1979 - 1981 | |
15 | Edward C. Aldridge, Jr. | 1981 - June 9, 1986 | |
16 | James F. McGovern | 1986 - 1989 | |
17 | Anne N. Foreman | 1989 - 1993 | |
18 | Rudy de Leon | 1994 - 1997 | |
19 | F. Whitten Peters | 1997 - 1999 | |
20 | Carol A. DiBattiste | 1999 - 2001 | |
(acting) | Lawrence J. Delaney | 2001 | |
21 | Peter B. Teets | 2001 - 2005 | |
22 | Ronald M. Sega | 2005 - 2007 | |
Vacancy 2007-2010 | |||
23 | Erin C. Conaton | 2010 - Present |
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